. >> reporter: police say 26- year-old calvin kyle tried to escape, but his great grandmother barbara light foot doesn't buy it. >> and they say he was running, you know, running from them. i said how far could he get running with his hands tied behind him? >> reporter: kyle's sister says there's a good reason why her brother was unlikely to try and get away from the cops. >> because he has rods inside his legs. if there was a race between him and i, he would not win. he cannot run far. >> reporter: the family admits kyle has had his run-ins with the law before. court records show kyle has been convicted of armed robbery, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and fleeing. still kyle's great grandmother says what happened thursday night demands answers. >> i don't care what color you is, black, red, green or anything. nothing should happen to nobody like that unless they was trying to defend theirself, the officers was trying to defend theirself. then to me i say hey, they had a right to do it, but he was no threat to them. >> reporter: calvin kyle is in serious but stable condition toni